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A Picture of the Torah
The Torah


The books of The Torah are the first books of the Bible, these books are referred to as the old testament. The torah is also important to Christians.

These first five books contain laws and teachings of Judaism.

When people would turn 13 they would read The Torah to his or her church because they were finally a part of the church.

Meaning and Names


The Torah is the most holy thing in Judisam. The Torah is five diffrent books in english they are called: Gensis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.Torah is typically translated "law," but it also means something like "instructions" or "directions".</ref>The Torah </ref>
In Hebrew torah ment to teach.




Laws of the Torah
The Laws of Torah laws are common in Babylonia.The Torah also had laws that forbade from stealing and hurting others. These laws are a lot like the laws in the Code of Hammurbi. The Torah was different in one major way. The Hebrew God forbade anyone to worship any other gods.[1]
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